:00:00. > :00:30.The scheme that takes unwanted supermarket items to charities
:00:31. > :00:37.And later on: The artist who lost her sight to meningitis
:00:38. > :00:51.but who's determined not to give up her passion.
:00:52. > :00:55.20mph zones have reduced the number of accidents by almost
:00:56. > :00:58.a quarter since they were widely introduced in Oxford in 2009,
:00:59. > :01:04.But the speed limit is not always adhered to `
:01:05. > :01:08.the police have issued more than 600 tickets since they began enforcing
:01:09. > :01:16.But is the lower limit working on the city's main roads?
:01:17. > :01:20.Driving slowly through Jericho in Oxford.
:01:21. > :01:24.Until 2009, scenes like this were rare.
:01:25. > :01:28.But that year, speed limits on many residential
:01:29. > :01:32.roads in the city were reduced from 30 to 20 miles per hour.
:01:33. > :01:33.And the county council says the restrictions
:01:34. > :01:39.Before 2009, there were an average of 183 accidents
:01:40. > :01:47.But in the years since, that average has fallen to 141.
:01:48. > :01:51.That's a reduction in accidents of almost a quarter.
:01:52. > :01:55.The stricter limits were brought in following campaigns by local people.
:01:56. > :01:59.To enforce them, police handed out more than 600 tickets in the last
:02:00. > :02:02.two years, but in places like St Giles in the centre of Oxford,
:02:03. > :02:09.it seems they're still being ignored.
:02:10. > :02:16.Most people here seem to be driving more quickly than 20 mph. It is
:02:17. > :02:23.supposed to be a 20 zone, because of the nature of this area. Traffic
:02:24. > :02:27.goes faster than that. They may subconsciously see 20, but they
:02:28. > :02:31.still do 30. I have seen people step out, look one nearly get run over.
:02:32. > :02:34.Experts say sometimes simply putting up signs doesn't do
:02:35. > :02:42.Drivers tends to get clues about the speed limit from the sort of roads
:02:43. > :02:46.on which they are driving, so narrow roads, they tend to drive more
:02:47. > :02:50.slowly, roads with lumpy services, they drive more slowly, but nice,
:02:51. > :02:56.white, straight roads, they will tend to drive more quickly, so a 20
:02:57. > :02:58.mile an hour zone needs to be reinforced.
:02:59. > :03:00.The government's carrying out a three`year study into 20mph
:03:01. > :03:03.zones, but it seems in Oxford, the goal of reducing the number
:03:04. > :03:09.Ed Morrow is Campaigns Officer for the road safety charity Brake.
:03:10. > :03:11.I asked him if he'd like to see the speed limit
:03:12. > :03:27.That's not quite the case, no. That is a bit of a myth who `` spread by
:03:28. > :03:31.people who are against his limits. We want to see it as the default
:03:32. > :03:33.limit in urban areas, so where there are main roads where it is
:03:34. > :03:39.appropriate and safe for them to stay at higher limits, there is no
:03:40. > :03:41.reason why that can't happen. Sometimes we see information films
:03:42. > :03:45.about the benefits of sticking to 30 in a 30 mile an hour zone in terms
:03:46. > :04:03.of the safety of a pedestrian. What are the benefits of doing 20? The
:04:04. > :04:06.key benefit is, we look at the basic physics of it, what is your stopping
:04:07. > :04:09.distance in a 20 compare to a 30? If you are doing 20, you're stopping
:04:10. > :04:11.distance is half what it is at 30 miles an hour. That gives you a much
:04:12. > :04:14.greater chance of seeing and reacting to any emergency, and
:04:15. > :04:16.avoiding a crash. In practice, we look at places where the 20 limits
:04:17. > :04:18.have been lamented, places like Portsmouth and Warrington. They have
:04:19. > :04:21.seen Casualty rates go down by about 20% as a result.
:04:22. > :04:23.I think some people might think that some 20 zones are a good idea, but
:04:24. > :04:26.some are more controversial. For example, there is a road in Oxford
:04:27. > :04:31.which is rewired with good visibility, cycle lanes and no,
:04:32. > :04:35.treasures, and a sign for 20. How effective do you think that limit is
:04:36. > :04:38.on that type of road? There is evidence from these places where
:04:39. > :04:43.they have been implement that even without traffic calming or
:04:44. > :04:45.enforcement, average speeds do go down and crashes go down as a
:04:46. > :04:49.result. Obviously, as I have said, some
:04:50. > :04:52.roads, it is more important than that limit to stay higher, but this
:04:53. > :04:55.is not just about reducing casualties. It is also about
:04:56. > :05:03.creating environments where people feel free to walk and cycle, so not
:05:04. > :05:04.just making less casualties, but making it more safe.
:05:05. > :05:05.Thank you. Another man has been arrested
:05:06. > :05:07.in Aylesbury on suspicion It follows raids on a number of
:05:08. > :05:11.properties in the town yesterday. 11 men are now being questioned
:05:12. > :05:14.after the police operation, which All the men arrested are
:05:15. > :05:20.being held in custody. The President of the United States,
:05:21. > :05:23.Barack Obama, is flying into RAF Fairford in the Cotswolds
:05:24. > :05:26.tonight on board Air Force One. The president is en route to
:05:27. > :05:29.the NATO conference in Wales. His arrival has led
:05:30. > :05:34.to tight security. 9,000 police officers are on duty,
:05:35. > :05:36.many of them armed. Important buildings are being
:05:37. > :05:39.guarded, including both of the River Severn crossings,
:05:40. > :05:42.with the terror alert across Britain It's been back to school
:05:43. > :05:49.for tens of thousands of children But for 75 teenagers in Banbury,
:05:50. > :05:53.it's been very different. They're the first pupils at the
:05:54. > :05:57.country's only 'space school', which opened its doors this morning.
:05:58. > :06:10.Helen Catt reports. You used to need a rocket to explore
:06:11. > :06:16.space, but now in Banbury, you just need a classroom. Every lesson at
:06:17. > :06:18.the town's newest school will be taught through space`based
:06:19. > :06:22.projects. It is something that not many people get to experience. I
:06:23. > :06:28.love Linney about new things, especially things that no one else
:06:29. > :06:31.has learned about. I think also, the fact is the final frontier, so we
:06:32. > :06:39.are kind of the first people to venture forth into the learning of
:06:40. > :06:43.space. The school day mirrors that of a workplace, 8:30am till five,
:06:44. > :06:48.with no set breaks and no homework. It is because it is a studio School,
:06:49. > :06:51.designed to make students more attractive to employers.
:06:52. > :06:54.Studio schools were set up by the Coalition Government, and 37 have
:06:55. > :06:59.opened since 2010. Oxfordshire is set to get a second one as well will
:07:00. > :07:04.stop it is being planned for this tour and will focus on technology.
:07:05. > :07:09.People start here at 14. Critics have said studio schools are pushing
:07:10. > :07:12.students in one direction too early. But the principle here believes his
:07:13. > :07:15.pupils will be well equipped for the future.
:07:16. > :07:19.The dream, the vision is, one third will go to university, one third
:07:20. > :07:22.will go into apprenticeships, high`level apprenticeships.
:07:23. > :07:27.Satellites have to be built, engines have to rebuild physically.
:07:28. > :07:29.There is a requirement for a skill set. Maybe one third will start
:07:30. > :07:34.their own businesses. The school expects to have 300
:07:35. > :07:35.pupils within three years, and maybe these teenagers starting today will
:07:36. > :07:37.be the space pioneers of tomorrow. Funding for dementia research
:07:38. > :07:40.in Oxford is being doubled by The Oxford Research Network Centre
:07:41. > :07:45.brings together scientists at both the city's universities
:07:46. > :07:48.and in Reading. It'll receive ?100,000 over
:07:49. > :07:51.the next two years as part of the charity's bid to raise
:07:52. > :08:05.?100 million to defeat dementia. The funding is provided, and it will
:08:06. > :08:09.allow us to fund a number of pilot studies. If two laboratories have
:08:10. > :08:12.another idea they will like to test out in six months, we will provide
:08:13. > :08:16.the pilot money. If that is successful, they can then go to
:08:17. > :08:17.government funding and get further research to do a bigger study.
:08:18. > :08:20.A new scheme to help divert surplus supermarket food from landfill has
:08:21. > :08:24.The South Oxfordshire Food and Education Alliance delivers it
:08:25. > :08:27.to charities in the region helping people in need.
:08:28. > :08:30.But it also has another purpose ` it provides valuable work
:08:31. > :08:34.experience and qualifications for young people, many who struggled
:08:35. > :08:38.in formal education. Brennan Nicholls explains.
:08:39. > :08:42.Helping others and helping themselves at the same time.
:08:43. > :08:45.Instead, it's been diverted to this warehouse
:08:46. > :08:55.This scheme follows a highly successful one set up
:08:56. > :09:01.A lot of food comes into supermarket strip vision centres that is surplus
:09:02. > :09:05.to their requirements. Rather than throwing it away, they deliver it
:09:06. > :09:09.here to pass, and we take it in bulk, as you can see, break that
:09:10. > :09:10.bulk up and supply that food out to local charities who cook for their
:09:11. > :09:11.clients. This scheme follows
:09:12. > :09:13.a highly successful one set up by a Didcot man in Australia.
:09:14. > :09:17.Now he's brought it to the UK. These young people,
:09:18. > :09:19.many who struggled at school, are getting training,
:09:20. > :09:34.qualifications and a foothold I left school without any GCSEs, so
:09:35. > :09:36.hopefully, doing GCSEs here will give me a better great than at
:09:37. > :09:41.school. I like the idea of helping people.
:09:42. > :09:45.That would be an achievement, and get some qualifications as well.
:09:46. > :09:48.Maths and English, my forklift license, food hygiene and my first
:09:49. > :09:53.aid training. You know all this food is going to
:09:54. > :09:58.people who need it. I have had times when I needed food, and it is good.
:09:59. > :10:00.The scheme is on the lookout for new charities and employees.
:10:01. > :10:04.Its aim is to deliver tonnes of fresh food to help more than 20,000
:10:05. > :10:08.It also wants to offer employment to around 150 people,
:10:09. > :10:17.many with disabilities, and give them a fresh start too.
:10:18. > :10:23.I'll have the headlines at 8 and a full bulletin at 10:25.
:10:24. > :10:30.Now, more of today's stories with Sally Taylor.
:10:31. > :10:37.The National Farmers Union says the action comes too late.
:10:38. > :10:39.Still to come in this evening's South Today:
:10:40. > :10:42.Determined to carry on ` the artist who can no longer see her
:10:43. > :10:51.Private companies and community groups are being invited to take
:10:52. > :10:55.on historic beach chalets and other seafront attractions in Weymouth.
:10:56. > :10:59.The council says it can't afford to do vital repairs to the buildings
:11:00. > :11:05.Interested parties have until October to tender for the lease.
:11:06. > :11:08.Some residents say they're concerned the charm of the area will be lost,
:11:09. > :11:26.This woman had a 20 year love affair with the chalets.
:11:27. > :11:28.The sunshine, the wind, wind howls, the rain and just sitting and
:11:29. > :11:32.listening to the sea, it is just so calming and I just love it. She pays
:11:33. > :11:36.?1000 a year to the Council in rent but there is trouble in paradise.
:11:37. > :11:49.The council can't afford the upkeep and she and other chalets holders
:11:50. > :11:52.are concerned about a possible private takeover. When you talk from
:11:53. > :11:55.from away, from outside here, they talk about Greenhill Gardens and the
:11:56. > :11:58.beach and how safe it is for children. It is a family place, it
:11:59. > :12:04.is a traditional place and I just feel that would be lost. The main
:12:05. > :12:08.chalets were built in the 1920s to create jobs. It is now listed and
:12:09. > :12:10.needs nearly ?1 million of structural work. The Council is
:12:11. > :12:12.inviting private companies and community groups to tender for a
:12:13. > :12:20.lease. People seem to not be able to change. The Council is having to
:12:21. > :12:24.change. A lot of councillors were not really keen to go this way, but
:12:25. > :12:33.it needs to happen. We need to look for partners and run this project.
:12:34. > :12:41.The Council says there is some scope for development. The main gardens
:12:42. > :12:44.will stay in Council control. The gardens are supported by a friends
:12:45. > :12:50.group, but it is not about to step in to take over the beach chalets.
:12:51. > :12:57.We have indicated that we are not participating as a leader for a bit.
:12:58. > :13:00.We don't have the funds. One community group said today it is in
:13:01. > :13:07.the stages of putting a bit together. The Council says there has
:13:08. > :13:09.been significant interest. Interested parties have until
:13:10. > :13:12.October to put in a bit. Charlie lovers like this woman hopes someone
:13:13. > :13:18.will be found. The future of hundreds of jobs
:13:19. > :13:21.in Wiltshire has been raised There's been uncertainty over the
:13:22. > :13:25.jobs of scientists working at Public Health England at Porton Down since
:13:26. > :13:27.2010, when it was suggested the It's the second time in
:13:28. > :13:32.as many years that the Salisbury MP A fracking company remains confident
:13:33. > :13:36.about its plans to look for oil or gas in West Sussex, despite being
:13:37. > :13:39.told that the application is Celtique Energie wants to search for
:13:40. > :13:43.oil or gas near Fernhurst through a temporary exploration well which
:13:44. > :13:46.the company says would only have The South Downs National Park
:13:47. > :13:54.will make a decision next week. South West Trains is to get 150 new
:13:55. > :13:57.carriages to ease overcrowding on services into Waterloo,
:13:58. > :14:01.Britain's busiest station. The ?210 million deal will see new
:14:02. > :14:05.trains arrive in three years' time. It will trigger
:14:06. > :14:09.a complex juggling of rolling stock which should mean every commuter
:14:10. > :14:13.service is ten carriages long. Our transport correspondent
:14:14. > :14:18.Paul Clifton explains. Since the railways were privatised
:14:19. > :14:22.in the 1990s, passenger numbers Serving commuters from the Thames
:14:23. > :14:27.Valley, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Surrey, Waterloo handles more people
:14:28. > :14:33.each day than Heathrow, Gatwick An extra 150 new carriages
:14:34. > :14:47.on 30 trains built in Germany. Actually, a really quick results
:14:48. > :14:49.in railway terms. We will see results immediately with
:14:50. > :14:51.these new trains and hopefully more passengers will
:14:52. > :14:56.be able to have a better commute. They will provide space for 24,000
:14:57. > :15:03.more rush`hour passengers each day. So our challenge for the next couple
:15:04. > :15:06.years is to do the physical changes to the track, to the signalling
:15:07. > :15:09.and the power supplies To achieve all that,
:15:10. > :15:12.whilst running the existing service on a very busy train mine,
:15:13. > :15:17.it's a very complex project. The new trains will work suburban
:15:18. > :15:19.roots, That will release other carriages to
:15:20. > :15:25.ease congestion Yes,
:15:26. > :15:33.they do need more carriages and more I got a train today, but I was late,
:15:34. > :15:40.I didn't catch it until 9:00am. The old Euro Star international
:15:41. > :15:44.platforms will be unlocked. Then, Waterloo's four platforms
:15:45. > :15:46.will be made longer. Four years from now,
:15:47. > :15:52.Southwest Trains promises almost one Passenger demand is
:15:53. > :16:05.growing that fast. For many pensioners,
:16:06. > :16:07.their bus passes have But for a growing number
:16:08. > :16:12.of bus companies, the English Concessionary Travel Scheme
:16:13. > :16:16.has become a financial millstone. Now passengers in part of
:16:17. > :16:19.a Berkshire village are being told their fares are going up as a direct
:16:20. > :16:22.result of the cost of giving their The bus through here provides a
:16:23. > :16:31.vital link from Reading to Newbury. The angry reaction to cuts
:16:32. > :16:33.in the availability of cheap fares for people here is
:16:34. > :16:39.then, perhaps, no surprise. I don't think it's very good cos
:16:40. > :16:42.it's going to be quite expensive just to go back and forth to go
:16:43. > :16:46.shopping and things like that. It's too much money,
:16:47. > :16:48.it's gone up too much. When you're on benefits,
:16:49. > :16:52.it's going to cost a fortune. An increasingly busy route that has
:16:53. > :16:55.had more than its share of road works means more buses are now
:16:56. > :16:58.needed to maintain the timetable. But the biggest problem
:16:59. > :17:00.for the company is who pays for The local authority
:17:01. > :17:05.in the area where the passengers What has happened is that
:17:06. > :17:10.the way that we are paying for those journeys has been altered
:17:11. > :17:13.and as a consequence, this summer we've lost something in the region
:17:14. > :17:18.of ?70,000 a year in revenue. West Berkshire Council has described
:17:19. > :17:21.as regrettable the decision by However, it says the blame
:17:22. > :17:29.for the fact that the amount of money it pays the company for those
:17:30. > :17:32.of its residents who travel on free passes has fallen doesn't rest with
:17:33. > :17:39.it but with central government. Here, people have been signing up to
:17:40. > :17:42.a campaign for a rethink If they spread it out more evenly
:17:43. > :17:45.along the routes, But just for this area to have
:17:46. > :17:51.their fares jacked up by such a But Reading Buses says it is
:17:52. > :17:57.unlikely to go back on the rise. The only alternative would be to cut
:17:58. > :18:00.services and that is not An artist left blind and almost deaf
:18:01. > :18:10.after a doctor failed to spot she had bacterial meningitis has spoken
:18:11. > :18:13.for the first time after winning Julie Coakley was just weeks away
:18:14. > :18:19.from finishing an art degree MECHANICAL VOICE:
:18:20. > :18:28.Transparent steel. When she lost her sight,
:18:29. > :18:31.Julie didn't know It does feel like you are
:18:32. > :18:38.drawing with the glass. The daisies are very personal to
:18:39. > :18:42.having gone blind, because when I first went blind, I used to
:18:43. > :18:46.hallucinate spiraling daisies. Her blindness was caused
:18:47. > :18:50.by bacterial meningitis into 2008, which her doctor completely missed.
:18:51. > :18:53.The impact has been devestating. I just have total black and lost
:18:54. > :18:56.most of my hearing as well. You put
:18:57. > :19:04.the two sensory losses together, Julie did managed to complete her
:19:05. > :19:13.art degree. This is her final piece. And she is still pursuing an
:19:14. > :19:16.art career. I have continued, I have run workshops, I've done lectures,
:19:17. > :19:19.I've made commissions. But I am much Despite struggling with the loss
:19:20. > :19:34.of her sight and hearing, Julie also fought a five`year
:19:35. > :19:38.medical negligence lawsuit. She won
:19:39. > :19:40.at the High Court this summer. One Hampshire solicitor says they
:19:41. > :19:44.are particularly challenging cases. In a case
:19:45. > :19:47.involving meningitis, place, what that treatment should
:19:48. > :20:23.have been and therefore There's a double edge to it.
:20:24. > :20:25.There's frustration. Sometimes I make something and
:20:26. > :20:28.if my husband helps me open I'm like, yup, OK.
:20:29. > :20:36.I wish I could see it. Julie Coakley speaking to our
:20:37. > :22:50.reporter Katy Austin there. challenge will be when I arrive at
:22:51. > :22:54.the end. It's going to be tough, it has been really hard to this point
:22:55. > :23:00.already. I'm sure there's going to be a lot more difficult periods and
:23:01. > :23:06.times, but I'm going to try to come through it. I hope the body comes
:23:07. > :23:07.the writ. What a man, he jumped right in his eyes back and then
:23:08. > :23:19.spoke to us. `` ice bath. Swansea is Franny's next calling
:23:20. > :23:21.point on Saturday morning. QPR on Wednesday, working his way
:23:22. > :23:26.through the rest of the London clubs The website to donate if you missed
:23:27. > :23:30.it is www.benalisbigrun.co.uk. Portsmouth returned to winning ways
:23:31. > :23:32.with a comfortable progression to the second round of the
:23:33. > :23:34.Johnstone's Paint Trophy. Pompey belied a One Division
:23:35. > :23:36.inferiority, Jed Wallace set them on their way
:23:37. > :23:39.in Somerset. The 20`year`old then made it
:23:40. > :23:42.2`0 just 17 minutes later. Craig Westcarr's lob ensured
:23:43. > :23:43.Pompey's passage through. Yeovil's late goal was
:23:44. > :23:45.a mere consolation. It was a bad night for Oxford
:23:46. > :23:47.though, Already one down,
:23:48. > :23:51.Oxford's Jon Meades picked up a red card and a three`game ban, before
:23:52. > :23:58.Cheltenham completed a 2`0 win. Hampshire's hopes
:23:59. > :24:00.of winning promotion from Division Two of the County Championship were
:24:01. > :24:03.given a big boost today. The county thrashed Leicestershire
:24:04. > :24:05.by an innings at the Ageas Bowl. Six wickets down at lunch,
:24:06. > :24:10.Matt Coles took the seventh The eighth was skied to Adam Wheater
:24:11. > :24:16.off Sean Ervine. A sharp slip catch by Liam Dawson
:24:17. > :24:23.made it nine down. And despite a last wicket stand
:24:24. > :24:55.of 42, James Tomlinson completed Thank you very much. Let's move onto
:24:56. > :24:58.the. Lovely at the moment, isn't it? Yes, a bit of a slow start today.
:24:59. > :25:03.Happy Feet ` a pair of dancing swans captured by Van Norris in Gosport.
:25:04. > :25:06.Pat Byrne took this photo of a happy sunflower at
:25:07. > :25:10.And John Davison took this shot of dahlias in the sunshine at
:25:11. > :25:26.After a murky start this morning, things did brighten up. Before then,
:25:27. > :25:30.misty fog. We will start to see cloud increasing, creeping its way
:25:31. > :25:39.into from the East. Increasing cloud for most places. Temperatures are
:25:40. > :25:46.falling to a mild 13 or 14 Celsius. These are the temperatures in the
:25:47. > :25:52.countryside, slightly lower. A dry start to tomorrow, similar to today.
:25:53. > :25:59.Today we saw a high of 26 Celsius, tomorrow will be similar. Possibly
:26:00. > :26:02.even 24 Celsius in some spots. After a dark starts tomorrow, things will
:26:03. > :26:09.brighten up across the board. The winds are fairly light and a similar
:26:10. > :26:14.scenario tomorrow night, although the fog could be quite dense in a
:26:15. > :26:21.few places, which will reduce visibility on the roads milder
:26:22. > :26:24.tomorrow night, with blows of 14 to 16 Celsius. The higher pressure is
:26:25. > :26:32.hanging on in there for the weekend, although Friday will be a
:26:33. > :26:36.slower start in terms of brightness. We will gradually see that the Sun
:26:37. > :26:44.break`up and peek through in the afternoon. `` see that cloud
:26:45. > :26:50.break`up. On the weekend, there will be some sunshine. More likely on a
:26:51. > :26:54.Sunday, with some fog on Saturday. Saturday night there will be a
:26:55. > :27:03.weather pressure arriving, with the air behind it slightly later. High
:27:04. > :27:08.of 21 to 20 two Celsius, gradually we will see things break`up in the
:27:09. > :27:12.afternoon to allow for some bright or sunny spells. A cloudy start on
:27:13. > :27:17.Saturday, but a decent day on Sunday.
:27:18. > :27:23.and we'll be back with a bulletin at 10:25pm.
:27:24. > :27:33.Tomorrow, we will meet this lady. We will be meeting the evil Queen. She
:27:34. > :27:43.will be talking about the show, Atlantis, she will be here on the
:27:44. > :27:48.red sofa with us tomorrow. Good night.